Kim Knowlton was quoted in USA Today’s print edition cover story about the damage and threats from climate change… The Washington Post covered Shell Oil Company’s announcement that it will not drill in the Arctic Ocean through 2013, quoting Chuck Clusen as saying, “Mother Nature [shows] us clearly that oil companies are no match for the Arctic Ocean”…

In Bloomberg, Roland Hwangcalled President Obama’s proposal for clean fuel research spending, which would increase the amount of money set aside for green technology, “an excellent idea”… Ann Notthoffcommented in the San Francisco Chronicle about Governor Brown’s plan to loosen requirements on the California Environmental Quality Act, California’s 43-year-old landmark environmental law… Allen Hershkowitz discussed NRDC’s green sports program with GOOD Magazine, explaining how the “cultural influence” of sports can bring environmental messaging to a wider audience…

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